Practicing gratitude promotes happiness, contentment and good health, yet it is something we tend to experience only in response to someone’s extraordinary kindness or when reflecting on a special day. Fortunately, however, gratitude is something we can experience on a daily basis if we can train our minds to pay attention to the small things.

In this video I was joined by Denis Wallez and Julio Robles, two moderators of the Google+ Buddhism and Meditation community for a Google+ Hangout where I lead a 10-minute guided meditation on gratitude and followed this by a discussion and Q&A session where we shared practical tips on making gratitude a regular practice in our day.(more…)

This site is to help beginners easily understand the Buddhist teachings so they can quickly experience its great benefits. I’ve been practicing Buddhism for over 10 years. I was a Buddhist nun for three years and did a total of three years solitary meditation retreats. I’m even more enthusiastic about practicing Buddhism now than I was during the “honeymoon period” when I first started learning about it and practicing it.

To start learning about Buddhism and meditation, watch some of my videos here or read my blog posts here.